Did you know that New Jersey has one of the largest collections of historic one-room schoolhouses in the country? TRUE. Join the Mr. Local History Project as we map New Jersey (and surrounding areas) Historic Schoolhouses!
A great new mapping effort. We’re looking for people to post information regarding any old one-room type schoolhouses that you know of in and around New Jersey.
Using Google Maps collaboratively, the intention is to create a workable map that includes all historic schoolhouse preservation efforts and program efforts and build an online network of New Jersey historic schoolhouses.
If you know about a school, please feel free to post a comment to the blog. Feel free to reach out to others via the comment section as well. Feel free to post or update a location on the map directly. We’re busy posting as many of the schoolhouses we know and hope it continues growing.
Not on the list? Drop us a note, and we’ll add it.
- Name (put build date and schoolhouse name)
- Address
- URL to your site (if you have one)
- Curator/Executive Director -Contact Info
- Brief History
- Photo if you have one
Prerequisites to be Added to the Map
- The schoolhouse should be at least 100 years old.
- One Room Schoolhouses only.
- If the schoolhouse is PRIVATELY OWNED – please note! All so far on the list are publicly owned/operated.
Feel free to write if you have any questions/comments/suggestions.
Historic New Jersey Schoolhouse Listings:
(County/Year/Schoolhouse/City)
- Bergen 1873 – Ridgewood Schoolhouse Museum Ridgewood, NJ 07450
- Bergen 1893 – Lyndhurst One Room Schoolhouse Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
- Burlington 1759 – Old School House – (Oldest in NJ) Mt Holly, NJ 08060
- Burlington 1792 – Friends Schoolhouse Burlington, NJ
- Burlington 1800’s – Billy K. Haines Schoolhouse Vincentown/ Burlington, New Jersey 08088
- Burlington 1809 – Little Red Schoolhouse Mickleton, New Jersey 08056
- Burlington 1812 – Chesterfield School Maple Shade Twp, NJ 08052
- Burlington 1852 – Clara Barton Elementary School Bordentown, NJ 08505
- Burlington 1857- Cross Key School Medford, NJ 08055
- Burlington 1870 – Smithville School Eastampton, New Jersey
- Burlington 1890 – Friendship School Tabernacle, NJ 08088
- Burlington Little Red Schoolhouse Willingboro, NJ 08046
- Cape May 1874 – Dennis Twp Little Schoolhouse Dennisville, NJ 08214
- 843 – The East Freehold School
- The East Freehold School was built in 1843 on Denise’s Corner on Dutch Lane Road, East Freehold, NJ
- Essex 1784 – Newark One Room Schoolhouse Newark, NJ 07102
- Hopewell Junction – Harbourton School1513 Harbourton-Rocktown Road,Hopewell Township, NJ
- Howell – Old Ardena School # 2 built 1855 (Monmouth County)
Located at the Corner of Old Tavern & Preventorium Rds, Howell, NJ 07731 - Hunterdon 1840- Cold Brook School Readington, NJ 08885
- Hunterdon 1860 – Red Mill Museum & Bunker Hill Schoolhouse Clinton, NJ 08809
- Hunterdon 1869 – Oak Summit One Room Schoolhouse Frenchtown, NJ 08825
- Hunterdon 1889 – Pleasant Valley Schoolhouse Lambertville, New Jersey
- Mercer 1840s – Griggstown Schoolhouse Griggstown (Princeton), NJ 08540
- Mercer – Hamilton Township, NJ
- Middlesex 1800 – Smallytown School – East Jersey Olde Towne Village Piscataway, NJ 08854
- Middlesex 1807 – Old Franklin School Metuchen, NJ 08840
- Middlesex Rutgers University – Curriculum Development New Brunswick, NJ 08901
- Morris 1830 – Stone German Valley School Long Valley, NJ 07853
- Morris 1867 – Montville Schoolhouse Montville, NJ 07045
- Morris 1869 – Washington Valley Schoolhouse Morristown, NJ 07960
- Morris Parsippany-Troy Hills Schoolhouse Parsippany-Troy Hills
- Northampton, PA 1880 – Lutz Franklin School Hellertown, PA 18055
- Ocean 1860 – Lacey Schoolhouse – Historical Museum Forked River, NJ 08731
- Ocean 1885 – Gifford Schoolhouse
- Philadelphia 1775 – Concord School House Germantown, PA 19144
- Somerset 1809 – Brick Academy Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
- Sussex 1840 – Price’s Switch Schoolhouse
- Sussex 1853 – Roseville Schoolhouse Museum Andover, NJ 07821
- Union 1865 – Watchung Two-Story Schoolhouse Watchung, NJ 07069
- Warren 1869 – Port Colden Elementary School Washington, NJ 07882
- Upton Schoolhouse – 1910 – Mays Landing, New Jersey
More Jersey Local History
RE: Mercer 1840s-Griggstown Schoolhouse Griggstown (Princeton), NJ 08540
Mercer Hamilton Township, NJ
I’d like to speak to someone about the Griggstown School in the 1870’s. I have several schoolbooks from here belonging to a Sarah M. Hoagland and would like more information on her and the Staats family.
Harbourton School, it’s on the corner of Harbourton Pennington Road and Harbourton in Hopewell Township, New Jersey. Last I saw it was still red. It is privately owned. I did go to school there along with all my brothers and sisters in 1950s and 1960s.
My house was apparently a one room schoolhouse in Stockton, NJ.
I also attended Harbourton School for a couple of years in the early ’60s. I loved it then and with hindsight realise how fortunate I was to have the experience of a small school, especially with creative teachers like Mrs. Bramble and Mr. Carver. I’m happy to have ‘found’ it again through this project! If I can find any photos of the time, I will submit them.
Re Harbourton Elementary School: Google Maps shows it as 1501 Harbourton Rocktown Road, and it was indeed still red as of 4 months ago 🙂
HI!
I noticed you don’t have the Old Littleton Schoolhouse on your map / list. It was built in 1796. I drive by it every day 🙂
Location: 1780 Littleton Road (Rt. 202 S) Parsippany Troy-Hills, N.J.
Block: 176 Lot: 7
Morris County Historic Sites Survey Number 1429-193
Thanks for writing and we’ve added the Old Littleton Schoolhouse to the map.
1812 – Montrose Schoolhouse
13 Montrose Road, Colts Neck, NJ 07722
Monmouth County
https://www.facebook.com/events/colts-neck-historical-preservation-committee/montrose-school-house-weekend-in-old-monmouth/845014798985232/
I attended Harbourton red two room schoolhouse in the mid 1950’s… George CArver was the teacheron one side, there was a lady for younger grades. I was there for 7th and 8th grades, then bussed to Pennington to Central for 9th grade. Lived just down the road behind the schoolhouse. road not as far away as the map makes it look. Joseph and Esther Hawkins, later sister Linda were my family. Mr. Fisher ran the post office up the road. Joan and Gary (son/daughter)…..Stanley Gill, Tom Goodwin, George…? and Joan were my classmates, younger grades I remember names Ronnie and Shirley Atcheley. good times.
Old Ardena School # 2 built 1855 (Monmouth County)
Located at the Corner of Old Tavern & Preventorium Rds, Howell, NJ 07731
Open to the public the last Sunday of the Month from 1-4 PM March thru October
Owned and operated by the Howell Heritage and Historical Society
https://www.howellheritagehistoricalsociety.org/
We added it to the collection. Thanks for sending.
Ardena School was first established in 1835, and the current building was constructed in 1855. In 1938, the current day Ardena School consolidated Howell’s 11 schools.
I attended Harbourton in 1971. At that time, it was one room for 3rd grade and the other was 4th grade. Younger kids went to Timberlane. I have fond memories of my friend, Ivan, and I being sent to the basement for being disruptive in class 🙂
Does anyone have information on the Farmdale School House? I believe it was two rooms for grades up to 8th or 12th grade. My father, his two brothers, and his two sisters attended there around 1935-45 or so. I can’t seem to find anything about it other than his notes.
Love this idea. Maybe my school is already on there. Harbourton, NJ …two room red schoolhouse, I lived with my biological father Joseph Hawkins and his wife Esther M. Hawkins for three years in the mid 1950’s…we were the first house on the left down the road beside/behind the schoolhouse. I attended 7th & 8th grades there (Mr. Carver was principal and teacher. then 9th grade I was bussed to Pennington (central high). Mr. Fisher was postmaster and storekeeper in Harbourton. I attended school with Stanley Gill, Joan Fisher, George Harle, Tom Goodwin (and myself “Karen Hawkins”). It was a wonderful time in the mid 50s.